A Case of Gastric Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma with Lymph Node Metastasis

Kwon, Jin Woo; Kim, Kyoung Oh; Min, Soo Kee; Park, Cheol Hee; Baek, Il Hyun; Yoo, Kyo Sang; Kim, Jong Hyeok; Park, Choong Kee

doi:2011.11.2.129

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The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research 2011;11(2):129-132.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7704/kjhugr.2011.11.2.129 Published online September 10, 2011.

A Case of Gastric Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma with Lymph Node Metastasis

Jin Woo Kwon, Kyoung Oh Kim, Soo Kee Min, Cheol Hee Park, Il Hyun Baek, Kyo Sang Yoo, Jong Hyeok Kim, Choong Kee Park

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea. kkoimge@paran.com
²Department of Pathology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.

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권진우¹, 김경오¹, 민수기², 박철희¹, 백일현¹, 유교상¹, 김종혁¹, 박충기¹

Departments of Internal Medicine¹ and Pathology², Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea

Abstract

Gastric lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma is a very rare cancer of the stomach. It has undifferentiated malignant cells with rich lymphoid stroma histologically and its prognosis has known to be relatively fair. Recently, there were some reports on the successful removal of the lesion by endoscopic submucosal dissection technique. We present a case of 70 years old man who had 2 cm sized early gastric cancer of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma with perigastric lymph node metastasis, and also review the relevant medical literature.

Key Words: Gastric lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma; Early gastric cancer; Lymph node metastasis